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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
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Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-673Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 37 961
Construction YardHowaldtswerke AG, Hamburg
Yard Number822
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid20th Jan 1942
Launched27th Feb 1943
Commissioned8th May 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.43 - 05.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Experimental boat
06.44 - 06.446.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Experimental boat
06.44 - 07.4413.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Experimental boat
08.44 - 10.446.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.43 - 10.43OL Gerhard Haelbich
08.43 - 07.44LT Heinz-Gerd Sauer
08.44 - 10.44OL Ernst-August Gerke
see also: U-3035 

Operations information for U-673
15.02.1944 - 18.02.1944
First Sailing
U-673 left Kiel under the command of Heinz-Gerd Sauer on 15th Feb 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 18th Feb 1944 after three days.
20.02.1944 - 27.02.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 20th Feb 1944, U-673 left Bergen under the command of Heinz-Gerd Sauer and after one week arrived at Narvik on 27th Feb 1944.
29.02.1944 - 02.03.1944
Third Sailing
U-673 departed under Heinz-Gerd Sauer from Narvik on 29th Feb 1944 and arrived at Trondheim on 2nd Mar 1944 after two days.
24.03.1944 - 26.03.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-673 left Trondheim under the command of Heinz-Gerd Sauer on 24th Mar 1944 and after two days arrived at Narvik on 26th Mar 1944.
27.03.1944 - 04.04.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th Mar 1944, U-673 left Narvik under the command of Heinz-Gerd Sauer and arrived back at Narvik just over one week later on 4th Apr 1944.
06.04.1944 - 09.04.1944
Sixth Sailing
U-673 departed under Heinz-Gerd Sauer from Narvik on 6th Apr 1944 and after three days arrived at Trondheim on 9th Apr 1944.
19.05.1944 - 21.05.1944
Seventh Sailing
U-673 left Trondheim under the command of Heinz-Gerd Sauer on 19th May 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 21st May 1944 after two days.
29.05.1944 - 31.05.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 29th May 1944, U-673 left Narvik under the command of Heinz-Gerd Sauer and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 31st May 1944.
04.06.1944 - 24.07.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-673 departed under Heinz-Gerd Sauer from Trondheim on 4th Jun 1944 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 24th Jul 1944 after just over seven weeks.
14.09.1944 - 19.10.1944
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-673 left St. Nazaire under the command of Ernst-August Gerke on 14th Sep 1944 and after five weeks arrived at Bergen on 19th Oct 1944.
22.10.1944 - 24.10.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 22nd Oct 1944, U-673 left Bergen under the command of Ernst-August Gerke. The boat was lost on 24th Oct 1944.

Notes for U-673


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